Taction

tac-tion (tkshn)

noun
1. The act of touching.
Love's taction makes poets out of all of us.
2. The sense of touch.
Though it often brings pain, life is taction and reaction.

Synonyms: abut, adjoin, contact, border, butt, caress, converge, dab, examine, feel, feel up, finger, fondle, frisk, graze, grope, handle, hit, impinge upon, join, kiss, lick, line, manipulate, massage, meet, osculate, palm, palpate, pat, paw, percuss, pet, probe, push, rub, smooth, strike, stroke, suck, sweep, tag, tap, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, touch, toy, verge.